Both the high school and college football seasons open this week with a huge slate of games, including the top-ranked Brandon Bulldogs playing at always powerful Picayune. The Clevelands also discuss the Mississippi college football openers.
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Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016. A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s in journalism, Rick has worked for the Hattiesburg American, Monroe (La.) News Star World, Jackson Daily News and Clarion Ledger. He served four years as executive director of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame before joining Mississippi Today. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Rick has been recognized 14 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year and has been inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, the Hattiesburg Hall of Fame, the USM Alumni Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Press Association Hall of Fame.
Tyler Cleveland is a senior reporter for Scorebook Live and the co-host of Mississippi Today’s Crooked Letter Sports Podcast.
